Utility Dive: While the 50,000-home VPP in South Australia is now in doubt, the scale of the proposal illustrates the new ways utilities and grid operators are considering utilizing home storage. More recently, also in Australia, Simply Energy announced it would develop an 8 MW virtual power plant using Tesla Powerwalls.
Last year, Tesla and Vermont's Green Mountain Power partnered to offer backup battery power to residential customers for just $15 per month. Customers in New Hampshire can pay $1,000 up front, or $10 per month for a decade, Electrek Co. reports.
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